The Magic of Art at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The Magic of Art at The Children’s Museum of the Upstate This week’s blog is written by Erin Munroe, Museum Coordinator, TCMU-Spartanburg Para versión en español, haga clic aquí. Children learn many things from art appreciation. Connecting or expressing non-verbally...
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A Vision Becomes Reality
This week, The Franklin School, a high quality child development center, opened its doors to over 100 children ages six weeks to five. This exciting event has been years in the making and is the result of a tremendous collaborative...
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Why Quality Matters
If you really want to make a big impact, there is no better investment than quality early childhood education. Research shows that quality early childhood education can have profound lifelong effects.
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Targeted Investments Are Made Up Stream: Part 2
Early childhood development is one of the two key focus areas of the Mary Black Foundation. But in an organization concerned with community health, why does early childhood matter so much? In a previous blog we explained the importance of...
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Reflections: Road to Better Health Annual Meeting
Today’s blog was written by Lori Boyd, Coordinator, Joe R. Utley Heart Resource Center, Spartanburg Regional Health System If you know about Spartanburg’s Road to Better Health, you know that one of the taskforce focus areas is Health Equity. This...
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The Palmetto Basics: Give Me Five
The Mary Black Foundation’s mission is “to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County.” The Foundation fulfills this mission through targeted, data-driven investments in programs, policies, and place-based work that supports Healthy...
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Targeted Investments Are Made Up Stream: Part 1
Early childhood development is one of the two key focus areas of the Mary Black Foundation. But in an organization concerned with community health, why does early childhood matter so much? According to Keisha Gray, Mary Black Foundation’s program...
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2017 Teen Birth Data Released
In less than a decade, the teen birth rate across Spartanburg County has dropped by more than 50%, improving educational, social, and health outcomes for teens and saving county taxpayers money in the process. In 2008, 606 children were...
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A Fond Farewell
In March of 2013, I had the great honor of being named CEO of the Mary Black Foundation. Later that year, the trustees and staff created a 3-year strategic plan and we were challenged to be a more pro-active...
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